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Karla Leeper

Wildcard · DISC type cis
Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communication and Marketing and Chief of Staff to the Chancellor at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
📍 Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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Experience
34 Years
Current Role
Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communication and Marketing and Chief of Staff to the Chancellor
Location
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Personality Overview

How Karla shows up

Curious But Skeptical
ROI Driven
Requires Proof

They are unlikely to ever become strong champions even when the conversations are going well; you should focus on cultivating other champions They are often friendly and nice, but can sometimes suprise you with their piercing questions They typically tend to be late adopters even when they seem friendly and excited about what you have to sell

Priorities

Topics Karla cares about

Strategic Priorities
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communication and Marketing and Chief of Staff to the Chancellor
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
11-2022 - 6-2025
Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communication and Public Affairs
The University of Kansas
9-2018 - 11-2022
Executive Vice President for Operations
Augusta University/AUHealth
1-2015 - 8-2018
Executive Vice President for Strategic Communication and Chief Marketing Officer
Georgia Regents University
5-2014 - 6-2015
Executive Vice President for University Relations and Chief of Staff to the President
Georgia Regents University
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Education
1981 - 1985
BA
University of Iowa
2017 - 2019
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Augusta University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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